Hoboken Halloween: Updated Ragamuffin Parade And Trick-or-Treat Details For 2021

HOBOKEN, NJ — After a hiatus for the pandemic, it's back! Hoboken's traditional Ragamuffin Parade takes place at 11 a.m. today (Sunday, Oct. 31, 2021). Interested kids and adults can line up between 10:15 a.m. and 11 a.m. at 13th and Washington streets and prepare to march south to 5th Street. There will be no costume contest this year.

Quoth the city:

More Hoboken Halloween Details:

• Parents have been asking when they should take their kids trick-or-treating. In years when Halloween's on a school day, the parade is often held in afternoon, and trick-or-treating proceeds afterward at area stores and homes through dusk. A city spokesperson said Thursday that the city does not set hours for trick-or-treating on Halloween. She also said that rumors of certain streets being closed off aren't true — but it may happen if there's a crowd.
• Uptown residents are suggesting hours of 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. for trick-or-treating there, as the heavily decorated homes in that part of town draw crowds.
• See photos of the funniest, scariest, and most political home decorations in Hoboken.
• The population of Stay Puft Marshmellow Men has exploded in Hoboken! Call Ghostbusters if you see one. More details here.
• A Halloween-themed "Immersive balloon experience" is taking place at Play! Hoboken and has been extended through Halloween day.
  
• “We ask that everyone have a good time, but do so in a responsible and respectful manner,” said Hoboken Police Chief Daniel LoBue. HPD reminds drivers to reduce their speed, be alert for trick-or-treaters who may come out from between parked cars, turn on their headlights, and stop before crosswalks to allow pedestrians to cross safely.Any and all complaints should be made to the HPD dispatch center at 201-420-2100.
  

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Last Year's Stories

• Last year, residents stepped in with creative decorations and candy chutes on Halloween, and kids were still able to fill their baskets with sweets. READ MORE: Hoboken Saves Halloween With Candy Chutes
• See the most hilarious Hoboken quarantine-themed displays from 2020 here

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